The start of the match is simply catastrophic for Standard. The Liège defense flounders, Fossey sends the ball to Dierckx who involuntarily hands the ball to Ogawa. The Japanese striker heads the ball out of Henquinet’s reach. It’s O-1 after 60 seconds.
A few minutes later Zeqiri attempts a flip but the Swiss’s bicycle is caught without problem by Kokubo. Sint-Truiden dominates head and shoulders but it is Standard who prove to be the most dangerous.
A little after the quarter of an hour Zeqiri created another half-chance but the 25-year-old striker’s shot went over the Trudonnaire cage. You have to wait until the end of the first period to see the match liven up a little. Eckert is mowed down at the entrance to the large Trudonnaire rectangle. The Rouches obtain a penalty converted by Zeqiri.
For his big return to the Pro League, Lamkel Zé appears to be pressing several times in front of the Liège cage. The 28-year-old winger shoots a potato at the entrance to the penalty area. The ball crashed into the crossbar of Henquinet who was beaten.
Sint-Truiden just missed the boat (58th)… Standard was more effective 4 minutes later. Price manages the Liège counter-attack wonderfully, his shot crashing onto Kokubo’s post, Eckert just has to push the ball into the back of the net. Standard takes the lead and Eckert narrowly misses the break with a quarter of an hour to go.
-What followed was the siege of the Trudonnaires in front of the Liège goal but Henquinet and its defense held firm.
Standard won 1-2 and did well in the rankings by returning to 7th place, just outside the top 6.
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